PROCEDURE FOR ALLOCATION OF Yearly INTEGRATED UNITS of NATURAL GAS STORAGE CAPACITY IN CHIREN UGS FOR GAS YEAR 2021 - 2022

Bulgartransgaz EAD, in its capacity of an owner and operator of Chiren UGS, announces a procedure for allocation of yearly integrated units of natural gas storage capacity in Chiren UGS for gas year 2021-2022.

The potential customers should submit an Application for storage capacity in order to take part in the allocation procedure. Application Standard Form is available here

Information on the available yearly integrated units of natural gas storage capacity in Chiren UGS, that can be applied for, can be found here

Applications can be submitted by 5:00 p.m. (local Sofia time) on 18 March, 2021 at Bulgartransgaz EAD Registry office, by registered mail or courier service to the following address:

Bulgartransgaz EAD

residential area Lyulin 2

66 Pancho Vladigerov Blvd.,

1336 Sofia, post box 3

An Application received at the above address by 05.00 pm (local Sofia time) on 18 March 2021 shall be considered received in due time.

Having regard to the enforced state of emergency on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria to restrict the spread of coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), Bulgartransgaz EAD provides an additional possibility to the interested parties to submit via email their Applications for capacity for gas year 2021/2022, signed and scanned, as well as all the appendixes and required documents in line with the Rules for Use of  Chiren UGS to info@bulgartransgaz.bg. Any application received at the email address info@bulgartransgaz.bg by the end of the day (00:00 a.m. local Sofia time) on 18 March 2021 shall be considered received on time.

The procedure for submitting applications, the requirements to the potential customers and the principles and methodology for capacity allocation are regulated in the Rules for use of Chiren UGS in force at the time of submitting the applications.

Requests for clarifications and additional information on the announced Procedure for allocation of natural gas storage capacity in Chiren UGS for gas year 2021-2022 can be submitted in writing to fax no.: +359 2 925 00 63 or via email: info@bulgartransgaz.bg.